[Verse 1]
I'm gonna get up in the mornin'
I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm gonna get up in the mornin'
I believe I'll dust my broom
Girlfriend the black man you've been lovin'
Girlfriend can get my room

[Verse 2]
I'm gonna write a letter
Telephone every town I know
I'm gonna write a letter
Telephone every town I know
If I can't find her in West Helena
She must be in East Monroe I know

[Verse 3]
I don't want no woman
Wants every downtown man she meets
I don't want no woman
Wants every downtown man she meets
She's a no good doney
They shouldn't allow her on the street

[Verse 4]
I believe, I believe I'll go back home
I believe, I believe I'll go back home
You can mistreat me here babe
But you can't when I go home
[Verse 1]
And I'm gettin up in the mornin'
I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm gettin up in the mornin'
I believe I'll dust my broom
Girlfriend the black man you been lovin'
Girlfriend can get my room

[Verse 5]
I'm gonna call up Chiney
See is my good girl over there
I'm gonna call up China
See is my good girl over there
I can't find her on Phillipine's island
She must be in Ethiopia somewhere